Daniel S. White Correspondence
Collection Overview
Daniel S. White was born March 12, 1837, in Reading, Vermont, the son of Calvin and Charlotte White. He enlisted as a sergeant in Company I, 2nd Vermont Volunteers on May 7, 1861 in Cavendish, Vermont. He was promoted to lieutenant January 8, 1863 and was commissioned as captain on January 26, 1863. White was discharged on October 24, 1864 because of wounds received at the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5, 1864. He died in June, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois.
White's correspondence consists of seven letters written to Maria E. Howe of Ludlow, Vermont, the daughter of Gardner I. and Mariah (Sawtell) Howe. Daniel and Maria married March 8, 1864, in Ludlow, Vermont. The letters describe events such as the execution of a soldier for murder and the taking of civilian prisoners. He also writes about the tragedy of the Civil War and about the fear of dying in battle. The final letter on May 10, 1864 describes a wound he received at the Battle of the Wilderness.
Time Period Covered: August 03, 1861 - August 12, 1861
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Daniel S. White Civil War Letters
Published: March 10, 2011, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Center for Digital Initiatives
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Recipient(s)
- Howe, Maria E. [2]
- Howe,Maria E., [2]
Place(s)
- Culpeper County (Va.) [1]
- Military camps -- Virginia [1]
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities [1]
Topic(s)
- Love-letters [2]
- Executions and executioners [1]
- Fugitive slaves [1]
- Marching [1]
- Military discipline [1]
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Title: Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912
Date: 1861-08-03
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include the witnessing of a hanging execution of a man from the New Hampshire 2nd Regiment who had killed an innocent woman (wife of a rebel soldier), his reaction to the hanging, of military tactics to deter the rebels advance, of breakfast awaiting consisting of fried pork bread and coffee.
Title: Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912
Date: 1861-08-12
Resource type: correspondence
Topics include taking a Negro woman and her children as prisoners to keep them safe from their master, anticipation of a battle, false rumor that officers appropriated a box meant for the soldiers for it was delivered to the men.
Title: Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912
Date: 1863-05-11
Resource type: correspondence
Letter includes a poetic description of nature, contrasting with itthe blight of slavery, and his hope for the end of the war. It also includes ruminations on death in the field versus a natural death at home. As well, he writes of love. He then gives details of the health of his Company, including the news that Sergeant Beckwith was bitten by a snake, and mentions several visitors.
Title: Daniel S. White to Maria E. Howe
Creator: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912
Date: 1863-09-22
Resource type: correspondence
Short letter mentioning photographs, pay, and his health.
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